happy coincidence

Example Sentences

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Rose accepted it was a happy coincidence that Hatton and McKibbin ended up playing together, rather than because of the reports in the media.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

That this is 2024, the 100th anniversary of the Discus Thrower’s gold medal, the centennial of one Paris Olympics and the year of another, is a happy coincidence.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The Hurricanes have only 11 players on the roster this season - and having four from Toronto is basically a happy coincidence.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023

This was a happy coincidence, because never in my life had the nation been so embroiled in wonky debates about infrastructure priorities and spending.

From Slate • May 6, 2023

Surely it was more than happy coincidence that the price of admission—“fifty cents, straight up,” remembers one former bug boy—was precisely equal to the pay for galloping a horse.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand